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Braeriach

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′41″ N 3°43′43″ W

Map showing the location of Braeriach Braeriach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1,296 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aviemore
14 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport55 km
DND Dundee Airport82 km

About Braeriach

Braeriach is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 1,296 m.

From Wikipedia

Braeriach or Brae Riach (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bràigh Riabhach, 'the brindled upland') is the third-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui, rising 1,296 metres (4,252 ft) above sea level. It is in the Scottish Highlands and is the highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, separated from the central section by the Lairig Ghru pass. The summit is a crescent-shaped plateau, overlooking several corries.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
461 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Braeriach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -7°)
Wettest month
January (208 mm)
Driest month
June (93 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Braeriach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-2°0°3°7°9°11°11°8°4°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-6°-5°-2°1°3°3°1°-2°-5°-6°
Precipitation (mm)20813615798999395111147179176177

How to get to Braeriach

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (94 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 82 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 55 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 82 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 94 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 99 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 139 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 269 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Braeriach

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 3,951 natural sites, 695 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km397 places

  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 23 kmW
  • Tom Dubh Island 13 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 13 kmNW
  • Ballochbuie Island Island 19 kmW

25–60 km1,721 places

  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 48 kmNW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 54 kmW
  • Eilean an Righ Island 47 kmW
  • Isle of Spar Island 58 kmS

60–100 km2,612 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 86 kmE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 63 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 76 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 89 kmNE

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